Instagram has proven to be a saving grace during the coronavirus pandemic. Artists and fans have flocked to the social media platform to stay connected while locked down at home.
On Sunday (April 12), Drake and Diddy hopped on Instagram Live where the Bad Boy Records founder named the Toronto-bred superstar among his Top 5 rappers.
“Two years ago, three years ago, I didn’t know,” Diddy admits in the clip. “It’s clear the work you put in, you’re in my official Top 5. For real. That’s right. Y’all heard it. Hits, hits, hits, hits, hits, hits.”
Drake, clearly flattered by the sentiment, replies, “Thank you. That means the world to me. There’s very few opinions that hold as much weight as yours. Obviously, you want to talk about studies, we studied you since Howard [University] days. I studied the stories from those Howard days and just how relentless you were.”
Diddy was on Instagram Live hosting a nine-hour event he dubbed the “Team Love Dance-A-Thon.” It was designed to raise money for healthcare workers through Direct Relief amid COVID-19.
In addition to Drake, LeBron James, his former flame Jennifer Lopez, Lizzo, Snoop Dogg and DJ Khaled, among others, also joined in. In total, Diddy raised over $3.7 million and secured another $1 million donation from CÎROC.
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The veteran Hip Hop mogul is one of many celebrities who are stepping up to the plate to combat the coronavirus crisis. Late last month, Rihanna and JAY-Z’s foundations raised over $2 million for COVID-19 relief. RiRi’s Clara Lionel Foundation also donated another $5 million earlier that month.
I can understand why he would say that.
Neither write their own music so it makes a lot of sense to me.
And they both suck d*ck on the low
If that’s the case then you might as well throw Birdman in there too
Really? Because most of us really can’t…
You need to go the route both of them went and find someone to write for you and make beats Devondi, because you are straight garbage.
Funny reply your on point sir
I was talking to ‘you should do this too’ not devoidi, thanks
GOATS: 1. Drake. 2. Biggie 3. Jay-Z 4. Ghostface 5. DOOM.
Drake #1?! Bahahahahaha!!! FOH. Drake is absolute trash and should never be mentioned with who else you listed. He’s not a top 50 rapper. And Biggie had 2 albums. He was dope, but should not be in anyone’s top 5 either due to lack of content.
You trippin’. Take a lie down.
Didn’t Puff go Suge Knight on Drake’s ass outside of a club a few years back ?
well he didnt run him over with a truck or hang him upside down over a balcony if thats what you’re sayin
True , but he did make Drake’s face turn purple and swollen, ahahaha
From one questionable pen to another…
Proof, if proof were needed, that lockdown is not good for ones mental well-being. Dude has well and truly lost the plot in an almighty fashion…
Two artists that had ghost writers. Yeah, that is real greatness. Diddy was wack back in the day and so is Drake. Drake will never be top 5 or top 500. Most pop rappers are terrible. None of them could survive in hip hop. The radio doesn’t want dope lyrics and hype beats. otherwise, they would play hip hop again. Ghost writers, awards, internet popularity, hit records doesn’t make a so called artist good. Most times their rather wack. HIP HOP IS STILL HERE BUT CRUNK, CHOP AND SCREW AND NEW JACK SWING ARE PLAYED OUT. MUMBLE, TRAP AND COUNTRY RAP WILL DISAPPEAR TOO. HIP HOP IS FOREVER!
Well, Diddy is ABSOLUTE GARBAGE, so that makes sense. He also doesn’t produce or write. We get it.
That’s that man’s top 5 . Why are you criticizing his choices ? If you ask 100 people , you’ll get a hundred different answers . That’s why it’s “your top five”. !! Get off his nutz
And that’s why your state has the Coronavirus
Drake is one of the worse things that ever happened to hip hop. They disguise his music as rap when it’s really Pop. That’s why a lot of these rappers trying to sing in their shit now. I actually like R&B and miss when mf’ers could actually sing with rap features or vice versa. Now they got rap looking real transgender with this singing/rap BS their promoting.
Worst thing fam, what are you bro, the game rule maker, why y’all hate so much? things evolve my nigga and for that part we should give the credit to those holding it down and if you really don’t like the new school they’re still rappers like Cole, Kendrick, Hopson, Joyner, M.A listen to em and stop hating.
Most people really fuck with Drake’s shit and the game is about influence if your og style and making it it means it’s failing
Hating? I have no problems with Drake. He’s made millions and made his stamp on the music industry. My problem is when people say he’s a rapper. He’s a Pop artist. When you straddle the fence like he does in his music then you shouldn’t be put in the category with Cole, Kendrick, etc. If 70 percent of all your albums are singing and the rest is rap that lacks any type of message then why should you be labeled a rapper or hip hop artist?
I would not disagree with another man’s opinion, doing so is time consuming and in the end you still lose.
Drake is a culture icon, he has done what most have failed to do, reason the hate is growing it is because of his success, I don’t enjoy his music but I’m aware of his talent..
If I’m to talk of impact, sales, influence, longevity, consistency, etc,
TOP 5 is
1. Eminem
2. Lil Wayne
3. Jay-Z
4. Tupac
5. Drake
Honorable mentions:
50 Cent
Nelly
Nas
Missy Elliott
….
Rappers rap good and drop that heavy content, but what determines who is best is, how their music is received that is a talent not for every rapper. Eg Rakim, MF Doom, KRS One
I agree…in fact I’m going on record to say Drake is top 5 all time. We have to adjust our standards for accepting the newer generation in the top 10 list. Kendrick Lamar is in my top 5 ever as well. We can’t have the older generation of rappers locking down the top 10 forever.
Nah, Drake is a pop star, not an MC. You got to have classic albums, records (that you pen at least the majority of) and a solid track record to be in the top 5 all time echelon. Drake is hot, not great. His music sells but he’s not Pac, Big, Nas, Hov, Rakim, Kool G, Em, 3000, LL, Kendrick or J.Cole; he’s not greater than any of them, so who’s he bumping out? I hear what you’re saying about Hip Hop evolving and whatnot but at the end of the day true Hip Hop fans respect true Hip Hop always, through any era. Drake is a Pop star in a Hip Hop sphere
Drake is an artist he plays in both leagues Rap and Pop, so are we really saying if you’re a rapper just stick to rap only here? He deserves a spot in the list,,,,we need Facts over Politics
Drake is hip-hop and r&b. No pop whatsoever.
Toosie slide is even more dope than cha cha slide
Biggie is the only one that comes close to drake.
Eminem in particular has been falling the fuck off for years. Drake’s officially outsold eminem and makes way better music
Hell are you talking about? I don’t give a damn about album numbers bro. Quality material. Biggie would easily demolish Drake w a few subtle bars. You Drake stans(Drake himself) want to crown him sooo bad but it ain’t gonna happen. Eminem? Eminem would slaughter drake too. All you got to stand on is album sales. Drake is this generations Will Smith in Urban music; cool enough for rap but soft enough to be marketed for Pop
1. Black Thought 2. Eminem 3. 2Pac 4. Joe Budden 5. Will Smith
You can’t be top 5 unless you write your own rap.
Shut your hating mouth bro, pple are meant to play different roles just like any industry there are people who design, some do different parts at the end the credit goes to the organization they represent, so whoever wrote shit and Drake performed to public’s satisfaction that’s how the game goes you can’t take it from a nigga, if we are to say those lyrics were given to your favorite rapper the story wouldn’t be same right now,
Drake doesn’t just write his shit but also write for others but hey stay mad.
1. Drake writes his own raps.
2. He has yet another no.1 hit this week.
3. You do know Eminem is on his way out of relevance and drake is rising every day?
Y’all motherfuckers done crying? Good. Drake da GOAT.
GOAT?!?! When were you born, dummy ?
1. Jay Z, 2. Drake, 3. PAC 4. Notorious B.I.G, 5. Kendrick Lamar.
Replace Drake with Big L or Big Pun , and you have a legit list
Funny how people shit on drake for supposedly not writing (when he absolutely does) yet Dr dre doesn’t even write the music for his songs let alone lyrics yet people still dickride him off.
Let’s not forget drake has 5 studio no.1 albums alone yet dre can’t even get to the top after decades.
Well dre is recognized as a producer, not a rapper. Drake is barely either of the two. Drake nakes kiddy mainstream pop for boppers while dre was one of the big pioneers for rap, actual rap. Not this hip pop. Idiotic argument and comparison.
His music is either hip hop or R&B or sometimes a fusion of the 2. Dre makes pop music for Gwen Stefani for crying out loud
Dr. Dre is a legendary Hip Hop Record Producer who can also produce Pop or country if he wanted to. Drake is a Pop artist acting like an MC when it’s convenient. You cant compare him to Dre at all
Drake is a hip-hop and r&b artist doing amazing things. He basically evolves the new jack swing sound
If you honestly believe Drake writes his own lyrics , you are a moron and need to relearn everything you know about hip hop.
Where’s your proof he didn’t write the lyrics?
Go ask Quentin or Kardinal Offishall.
who were proven to be liars
Stop the Public Defender act, Drake admitted to having “help” and also Nickelus lent alot of bars early on too right?
Go ask Quentin or Kardinal Offishall.
Lol this guy getting more and more deluded
Mase, you just mad cause Puff don’t like you anymore and sold you out to get your ass served by the Wu Tang Clan a while back.
1.Nas
2.Pac
3.Big Pun
4.Dylan
5.Jay-Z
Not surprised. Drake is a top 5 commercial pop rapper. He ain’t an MC tho.
Ice Cube Ice-T vanilla ice and any other ice like MC”z are better then Drake
Diddy, Daddy or Doddy – whatever the shit he calls himself – is entitled to his own stupid opinion. I wonder what’s becoming of rap music these days? All of a sudden a guy who sings far more than he raps is rated so highly as to be in a top 5 list? Let’s call a spade – Drake is not even as good as they say he is. What’s the content of his lyrics, for instance? Girls? Well, I have seen rappers who rapped about girls far better than him! A Top 5 list that has Drake in there must be trash. If you put Drake in there, where are you going to put Notorious BIG, Tupac, Rakim, Nas, Jay-Z, Eminem, Ice Cube, Scarface, Big L, Big Pun, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon the Chef, Andre 3000, DMX, Redman, and GZA? Diddy must be smoking reefa. People say anything these days to be relevant.
Just a handful of drake songs destroy the discography of most rappers. Lyrical skill, delivery, flow and command of the pocket on…0 to 100, Motto, No Tellin, Summer Sixteen, Right Above It, Look Alive, 5AM in Toronto, Going Bad, 6 God, Energy, HYFR, Over, We Made It, Trophies, Believe Me, Sicko Mode…those tracks alone destroys most discographies …FACTS
Gtfoh w that soft garbage
MUSIC FOR CHILDREN
Troll
Top 5: Drake, 21 Savage, Tiger King, Fetty Wap, Tupac, and Kriss of Kriss Kross
Wack list u got
I mean they are performers not rappers their ghost writers and people styles drake bites must be unseen legends then to keep them up for so long lmao
“Top 5! Top 5! Top 5!”
“I’m top 2 n I’m not 2”
i dont know a single drake song so gtfoh
U damn right!
This should be a suprise to absolutley no one. They both soft as fuck. Didn’t these 2 have a hissy fit slap fight a few years back?
in that photo of drake and diddy diddy like “you wanna lick my ass” lol
Drake expression in the pictures is like ” damn I dont even write my own shit”
Top 5 HIP HOP ARTISTS: Celph Titled, Gza, Lyrics Born, Guilty Simpsons and UG. Honorable Mention Holocaust.